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  The FAO RegionalConference for Africa is a forum to discuss current country and regional priorities and pressing issues in the region including the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts onfood security and nutrition, the urgent need for agri-food systems transformation, and innovations and partnerships to drive progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. It is...

The Steering Committee of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Africa region launched a call for expressions of interest (EOI) for the Regional CSO Consultation for the 32nd Session of the Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32). The next African Civil Society Consultation will be held virtually from 28 to 29 March 2022 under...

The FAO is co-hosting a high-level panel discussion with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and IUFRO World Congress 2024|Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), to celebrate the International Day of Forests 2022 under the theme “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”.The high-level panel will discuss how forest-based...

The FAO Strategic Framework 2022–31 focuses on supporting the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. In this context, a Global Action on Green Development of Special Agricultural Products: One Country. One...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement aims at the creation of a single liberalized market that will change Africa’s commercial and trade practices and accelerate continental economic growth. Although the agreement presents a valuable and unique opportunity, the absence of a chapter dedicated to gender and trade and...